Bryce Harper gets brawl suspension reduced after appeal

Bryce Harper has earned a small victory in the aftermath of his brawl with the San Francisco Giants and relief pitcher Hunter Strickland. This one came against Major League Baseball’s punishment system.

According to multiple reports, Harper’s four-game suspension has been reduced to three games after he appealed the MLB decision. The original ruling came Tuesday and also knocked Strickland for six games. Strickland also appealed but there’s no word yet on whether he won his appeal.

A translation there: Harper acted more in the moment than a player who was expecting to get hit because of an ongoing beef. This one had been dormant since the 2014 postseason, when Harper hit two homers off Strickland and the two jawed as he rounded the bases.